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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Hugo says that creative writers are privileged because they can write _____.
2. What is the name of the supply officer that doesn't supply Hugo's squadron with enough blankets?
3. After Hugo reclaims his past in the war, he and his wife become tourists and visit _____ in Lecce.
4. Which famous poet does Hugo name as having the notion of the mask during the writing of a poem?
5. In which town does Hugo experience what his psychoanalyst calls a moment of surrender?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Hugo see as the inherent flaw in the hiring of some writing teachers?
2. Why does Hugo say to take emotional possession of a few words?
3. Why does Hugo recommend that the poet carry with him at all times and why?
4. How does Hugo feel about the British colonel and why?
5. What is Hugo's definition of conservatism and how does it affect a poet's writing?
6. Why does Hugo say that Cerignola has a bad reputation in Italy?
7. How is "grammarphobia" a problem in writing, according to the author?
8. Describe Hugo's analogy of the mask and how it changes as the poet progresses.
9. What is the curse of creative writing courses as seen by Hugo at universities?
10. How does Auden express his disdain for competitiveness among writers?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
According to Hugo, what is the relationship between a public poet and his tendency towards didacticism? Use Auden as an example.
Essay Topic 2
What is Hugo's experience in the grassy field near Spinazzola? How does a psychoanalyst categorize his experience years later? What is the poem that he writes about Spinazzola about?
Essay Topic 3
How does Hugo feel about the relationship to reading and writing? How does this relationship affect the literary and creative writing departments at universities? Is this relationship considered a valid one by Hugo?
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